Where does “avette” come from?
avette (Middle French) comes from Old French ef, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.
avette (Middle French): bee
Ancestry of “avette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ef | bee |
| 2 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 4 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |